Merry Christmas!

From our family to yours! I pray that Christ shines in your heart all year long. And you keep your eyes focused on Him in the coming year! May you experience the childish joy every day, in the gift that has already been given to you! Merry Christmas!

Yes, I'm alive.

Have not been on the puter much.

Too busy running to plays and concerts

and trying to accomplish all that needs to be done.

Currently feeling like I am supposed to be this...

But will never measure up. LOL

Doing a lot of this... Running around trying to finish making, buying, and wrapping these...

Because our normal Christmas Eve celebration with the Gramas has been moved up by a whole week. My mom is going out of town. Emily is going to visit her mom in California for the entire Christmas vacation. Sooo we are having an early Christmas on the 18th! 2 days away.

I found out last week.

Shoot me now

Trying to get secret santa gifts organized and packed and ready to ship. (already late because of above issue) And trying to wrap and pack out of state gifts. Hard to do when you can't find any boxes! A wee bit stressed :(

(have i mentioned i love polka dots? lol) Spending a LOT of my time chasing this little turd

Can you see she is laughing at me? Because she keeps stealing these and burying them in the snow outside!

Doing a LOT of this as well. Snow. Mud. Paw prints. Pine needles. Chewed up popscicle ornaments. And no presents under the tree because of ms. theif.

This has been running 24/7 because we have been in below zero weather for over a week. It's FINALLY warming up enough to only have 2 layers on, instead of 8.

It's going to be very weird with only 2 of my children here for Christmas this year.

:(

I am trying oh so hard to feel the spirit... of the season, of the Holy Spirit, of joy... but I feel like someone pushed the fast forward button x300 and trying to catch little snatches of precious moments in all this unplanned craziness, is .. well... crazy.

LOL

I was on target to get everything done before I instantaniously lost a week!

Does that count??

Somehow I don't think so! :P

Back to chasing the pup, and getting things wrapped and packed!

You may not see me much until after the new year!

xo

Bren

Bathtub Obsession

Our puppy Lexi has developed a bathtub obsession. If the bathroom door is left open, you can find her in the tub! If i am drying my hair, she is in the tub. The minute she comes into our room, she goes and climbs into the tub! LOL Thanksgiving morning, she invited herself into the shower. (door wasn't securely closed I guess!) She LOVES to play with the shower drain. This is her all time favorite game (currently)! What a goober! She does this little horse head shake when she plays. Rears her head back and bounces her two front paws saying "play with me!". She tries to get the cats to play with her - no such luck. Pounce is a tough girl and just beats her up. LOL Neekers runs and hides. But Lexi doesn't give up. She wants to PLAY!! :) So... I'm up there drying my hair today, and she comes loping in, and jumps into the tub for a little game of chase the drain filter. LOL I finally remembered to grab my camera. The beginning is a little slow... hang in there for a little while and then you'll see her normal game. Throw it up and then "chase" it. Over and over. LOL This would go on for HOURS if I let her! Talk about easily amused! hee hee!!